Be sure to include your name, daytime phone number, address, name and phone number of legal next-of-kin, method of payment, and the name of the funeral home/crematory to contact for verification of death.

The annual County Health Rankings, released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute measures the overall health of a county, as well as how well they are doing on 29 factors that influence health, including smoking, diet, sexual activity, access to care, income and air and water quality.

When it came rankings by the health factors, Platte County ranked first, while Clay County was seventh, Cass County was 16th and Jackson County was 67th.

In Kansas, Johnson County ranked 1st, Douglas County was sixth, Miami County as 14th and Wyandotte County was last at 98th.

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